Jesinta Campbell Fires Back After Being Told To Cover Up On TV

Australian model Jesinta Campbell has revealed she was told to cover up her décolletage during TV appearances.

The fiery 24-year-old Gold Coast star said her manager advised her to wear more appropriate clothing while joining discussions around serious issues on TV.

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"I got a call from my manager saying, 'You can't wear those kind of tops on TV when you're talking about such prominent issues. They show a little bit too much", and I said, 'Why can't I show my tits and have an opinion?'" Jesinta said during a round table discussion for the Women in Conversation discussion series for David Jones.

The David Jones ambassador joined some of Australia's most influential women, including Greater Sydney Commission Lucy Turnbull, chef Christine Manfel and David Jones Director of Merchandise, Donna Player to discuss different things relating to women in aid of International Women’s Day today on March 8.

They spoke candidly about gender equality, relationships, motherhood, health and cosmetic surgery.

Talking about the crticism women face over their figures and campaigning for equal pay, Campbell said: "What we’re doing today is so powerful and the biggest asset we have as women in reaching equality is the conversation – is each other."

The young model is not afraid to speak her mind and just last month she defended all body types to Yahoo7 Lifestyle.

"The hard thing with that is, that everyone is different - you can't judge a book by its cover,” she said when asked if models' weight needs to be monitored.

“So if you look at a girl and think she’s unhealthy, you’ll be making a poor assumption, because you don’t know if they’re just naturally like that.

“You can’t put a blanket on it and say someone has to be a certain BMI. It has to be a case-by-case basis - you don’t know if someone is on medication or what their background might be.

“I do think it’s really important for models to get regular health checks – our schedules are really grueling and we do so many different things in a day. But someone’s weight can’t be taken at face value – you can be healthy from a size 6 to a sixteen.”